2011年ESL之日常生活 22 Voting in an Election

22 Voting in an Election GLOSSARY polling place a building (often a school or library) where people can mark apiece of paper or touch a computer screen to vote in elections * To vote, well need to go the polling place, which is at the public library

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??Peter had followed the Lord Jesus for three years as his disciple, or special helper. During those years together, Peter had listened, learned, helped, and watched the Lord Jesus. After witnessing the many miracles that Jesus did, and hearing Hi

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Song：Lose Control Artist：The Saturdays Oooo-Oooo fashion fashion fashion fashion I always use to be the shy girl Not a hot girl And not your type girl I never cared about the cool clothes about the right shoes making the right moves who's that ho

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Gun control should be a really serious issue. In my country, politicians rarely talk about it. They only discuss it if someone goes nuts and shoots lots of people in a school or shopping mall. Gun crime is on the increase everywhere but the governmen

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Oscar had just moved to New York City. He registered to vote. A week later, he received his voter card. Now he was a registered voter. He read the voter notice from the Board of Elections. It said to call VOTE-NYC if he had a question. He had a quest

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By Josiah Obat For months, lawmakers in Kenya have been debating a new bill seeking to regulate the consumption, sale, and advertising of tobacco products in the country. The Tobacco Control Bill 2004

学个词Learn a Word 第830期 Damage control

今天我们要学的词是damage control。 Damage control, 意思是尽量减少破坏的程度。美国晚间脱口秀主持人莱特曼因为卷入性丑闻不断道歉。David Letterman is in damage control mode, 莱特曼努力减小不良影响。

HEALTH REPORT - Centers for Disease Control

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A: Do you plan on voting this Tuesday? B: Yes. What about you? A: I already voted. B: What do you mean you already voted? A: I had to mail in an absentee ballot. B: Whyd you have to do that? A: Im not going to be able to vote this Tuesday. B: Why is

英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(2)

A: Will you be voting? B: Yes. Will you? A: I already have. B: How did you do that? A: I mailed in an absentee ballot. B: Why is that? A: I cant vote on Tuesday. B: Whats the reason for that? A: I have to go to work. B: You can just go to work after

英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(1)

A: Are you going to vote on Tuesday? B: Of course. How about you? A: Ive already voted. B: Hows that? A: I sent in an absentee ballot. B: Why? A: I wont be able to vote on Tuesday. B: Why not? A: I have to work. B: Why dont you go to work late? A: I

英语博客：ESL Podcast 733 – Voting in an Election

Khaled: Are you going to the polling place or are you voting by absentee ballot again? Bernice: I always vote with an absentee ballot so I can vote in the comfort of my own home and in my own time. In fact, Ive already mailed in my ballot. Khaled: Go

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Wandered by for everyone Old pair of shoes the last place they were left Out by the door where they always were kept Brown laces We stand in line to hear the news We've not been together since Christmas last year Room full of children all sad in the

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学个词Learn a Word 第1157期 Gun control

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BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it has allocated an additional 200 million yuan (31.75 million U.S. dollars) in subsidies to assist in pest control efforts. The funds, together with 400 million yuan issued

每日一词【830】damage control

今天我们要学的词是damage control。 Damage control, 意思是尽量减少破坏的程度。美国晚间脱口秀主持人莱特曼因为卷入性丑闻不断道歉。David Letterman is in damage control mode, 莱特曼努力减小不良影响。

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